deceitful

adjective/dɪˈsiːtfəl/

Frequency rank: #13,432 most common English word

Meaning

Intending to deceive; likely to lie or mislead others.

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Example sentence

Everyone at work knew he was deceitful and could not be trusted with important information.

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